The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. LANGTRY has told a friend in New York
that she is engaged to be married to Freddie
Gebhard, and that as soon as she obtains her
divorce the ceremony will be celebrated.
THE first few months of happy honeymoon
They bill and coo awhile then and bill
short time after that, but all too soon
the cooing disappears lis now all BILL
Merchant Traveller.
UNDETERRED by the dreadful results which
have overtaken those women who were too
familiar with kerosene cans a Memphis lady is
seeking the appointment of coal oil inspector for
for Tennessee
NINE. CHRISTINE NILSSON has written to
friends in New York that her marriage to the
Count d'Amaranda will take place during the
present month She hassjust concluded very
successful concert tour through Belgium and
Holland.
Mr.. GLADSTONE recently read the lessons in
Hawarden Church. Though the Right Honor
able gentleman is in his seventy-seventh year
he stood up and read with his usual vigor His
son, the Rev. Stephen Gladstone, is the rector
of the church.
FURTHER search into the affairs Of Joseph
Perry, the socalled Philadelphia miser, vino was
recently frozen to death, leaving an estate Of
$40, 600, shows that he was not miser in the
ordinary sense OF the word, but rich man
whose depraved tastes led him to live life of
debauchery In a bad neighborhood.
THE doctors who embalmed Prince Talley-
ran found, on completing the job that they had
omitted to replace the revered and princely
heart There was time to reopen the body
so one Of the doctors slipped the heart into his
hapdkerchief put it in bis pocket and on his
way home quietly dropped it down one of the
sewers.
THE statue of the Queen. by Mr. Behme,
which is to be erected at Windsor, will repre-
sent her majesty clad in her royal robes, wear
ing small crown and a lace veil, and her sash
and insignia Of the Garter, and holding in her
right hand scepter and in her left an orb 1t
will be of bronze, On pedestal of polished red
granite.
IT is said that there is an unwritten romance
in connection with the early life of Spies, the
Chicago Anarchist, which, if it were known to
the beautiful and accomplished Miss Vanzandt,
might possibly make her change her mind about
| marrying him. He is said to have sown his
wild oats in profnslou at no great distance from
| Chicago, and to the sorrow of several families
| AN English vicar recently discharged parlor-
| maid because she refused to attend family pray
ers She went to law about it, and having
| shown that she could not 60 to PRAYERS in a
| spirit of devotion and faith, she got judgment
| in her favor for her years wages. The vicar
| was much surprised and Disguised at this
| "heathenish decision" In his opinion domestic
| has right to think for herself on any matter
| he Oolluou pSEOE AoW OucyS tu6 OlreC
tons of his physicians more than ever before
For the first time since childhood he has taken
to sleeping in a warm room, and he takes food
generally beef tea eggs and wine or coffee and
| isinglass, every two hours during the day. He
has almost entirely given up the dishes he used
to be so fond of, such as Holsters, crawfsh, yea
| stewed with cloves and cinnamon and sponge
cake soaked in rum.
AT her marriage the daughter of Marsha
MacMahon wore superb veil of Limerick lace
and indeed an entire gown of that materia
which had been worn by her mother at her mar
riage. She wore orange blossoms intertwines
not as usual with myrtle but with shamrocks
The Machahons almost the only well
authenticated descendants of the ancient Irsl
| kings and they take pride on all occasions il
displaying tokens of their race
BEN PERLEy PooRE says that Mayor Hewitt
once hired an upper story in one OF the catere
Wormley's houses, Washington. He had three
bedrooms, and wcnld wander from one to tn.
other in hope Of finding sleep in the third tha
= would not come in the first or second The FRS